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  • Artist: Squeeze
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1985 08
  • Total Time: 46:17
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti marked not only a re-formation of the band but also a reunion with Jools Holland. And while history and a dated production style haven't been particularly kind to the album, it is not without its merits. True, it is marred by much of the overblown ambition that undercut Sweets from a Stranger and the Difford & Tilbrook album, but several of the songs -- especially the often overlooked "King George Street" -- are real gems in the classic Squeeze tradition, and the move toward "sophistication" is more fully realized and effective. A flawed but certainly worthwhile album, Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti deserves reassessment. ~ Chris Woodstra, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Big Beng (Lyrics) Glenn Tilbrook, Chris Difford Squeeze (4:02)
By Your Side (Lyrics) Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook Squeeze (4:24)
King George Street (Lyrics) Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook Squeeze (3:49)
I Learnt How to Pray (Lyrics) Glenn Tilbrook, Chris Difford Squeeze (4:47)
Last Time Forever (Lyrics) Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook Squeeze (6:21)
No Place Like Home (Lyrics) Glenn Tilbrook, Chris Difford Squeeze (4:28)
Heartbreaking World (Lyrics) Jools Holland, Chris Difford Squeeze (5:26)
Hits of the Year (Lyrics) Glenn Tilbrook, Chris Difford Squeeze (3:03)
Break My Heart (Lyrics) Glenn Tilbrook, Chris Difford Squeeze (4:51)
I Won't Ever Go Drinking Again (?) Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook Squeeze (5:07)

Credits

Gilson Lavis (Drums), Bob O'Connor (Art Direction), Glenn Tilbrook (Vocals), Keith Wilkinson (Guitar (Bass)), Jools Holland (Vocals), Rob O'Connor (Design), Keith Wilkinson (Vocals), Michael Ross (Design), Gilson Lavis (Vocals (Background)), Hearts of Soul (Vocals), Chris Holland (Organ), Glenn Tilbrook (Keyboards), Michael Ross (Art Direction), Gilson Lavis (Drums (Electric)), Jools Holland (Keyboards), Keith Wilkinson (Bass), Hearts of Soul (Vocals (Background)), Keith Wilkinson (Vocals (Background)), Laurie Latham (Producer), Ian Kewley (Synthesizer), Simon Fell (Illustrations), Glenn Tilbrook (Guitar), Chris Difford (Tambourine), Chris Difford (Vocals), Chris Difford (Guitar)
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Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti
Studio album by Squeeze
Released August 1985
Genre Rock
Length 44:06
Label A&M Records
Producer Laurie Latham
Professional reviews
Squeeze chronology
Sweets from a Stranger
(1982)		 Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti
(1985)		 Babylon and On
(1987)

Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti is a 1985 album by the British New Wave group Squeeze. It is the band's sixth album, and the first recorded since their breakup in 1982. It reunited songwriters Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford with drummer Gilson Lavis and keyboardist Jools Holland (now credited as "Julian"). Keith Wilkinson, who played bass on the 1984 Difford & Tilbrook album, joined Squeeze for the first time. He would stay with the band for over a decade, making him the longest-lasting bassist in Squeeze's history. Laurie Latham produced the album, giving it a distinctly '80s feel that stands apart from the sound of Squeeze's other records.

The album's title is a play on words, combining the name of the Mozart Italian-language opera Cosi fan tutte with the name of the Italian confection tutti-frutti (also the name of a Little Richard song). The album's cover art expands this into a visual pun, with a picture of a tea cozy (cosi), a fan, and a tutti-frutti dessert.

In 1997, the CD was released in the UK with two bonus tracks, as part of the Six of One... box set. The set included the band's first six studio albums, each digitally remastered. These CDs were made available for individual purchase in 1998.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook except as indicated.

  1. "Big Beng" – 4:02
  2. "By Your Side" – 4:24
  3. "King George Street" – 3:48
  4. "I Learnt How to Pray" – 4:24
  5. "Last Time Forever" – 6:24
  6. "No Place Like Home" – 4:26
  7. "Heartbreaking World" (Difford/Jools Holland) – 5:29
  8. "Hits of the Year" – 3:03
  9. "Break My Heart" – 4:33
  10. "I Won't Ever Go Drinking Again (?)" – 5:05

Bonus Tracks (1997 reissue)

  1. "Love's a Four Letter Word" – 3:40
  2. "The Fortnight Saga" – 2:39

Personnel

External links

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Squeeze
Chris Difford • Glenn Tilbrook • John Bentley • Stephen Large • Simon Hanson
Paul Gunn • Harry Kakoulli • Jools Holland • Gilson Lavis • Paul Carrack • Don Snow • Chris Holland • Keith Wilkinson • Andy Metcalfe • Matt Irving • Pete Thomas • Kevin Wilkinson • Ashley Soan • Hilaire Penda •
Management and Producers
Miles Copeland III • John Cale • John Wood • Roger Bechirian • Elvis Costello • Dave Edmunds • Nick Lowe • Phil McDonald • Laurie Latham • Eric "ET" Thorngren • Steve Forward • Tony Berg • Peter Smith
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